This is a selection of articles from the September 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Global & Universal headlines.
Venous origin of the mammalian lymphatic vasculature
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Alcohol Use among College Students: A Comparison of Athletes and Nonathletes. - Ford JA.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: info
Adaptive Headlights Aim to Ease Nighttime Driving Hazards. - Decker D.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: info
Severe open-globe eye injuries: socio-demographic aspects and risk factors. - Puodziuviene E, Paunksnis A.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: info
A hospital-based violence prevention intervention reduced hospital recidivism for violent injury and arrests for violent crimes. - Ford K.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: info
Passenger effects on teenage driving and opportunities for reducing the risks of such travel. - Williams AF, Ferguson SA, McCartt AT.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: info
Earthquake-Resistant Reliability Analysis of Restrained Stone Masonry Bearing Structures. - Shi YH.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: info
Ethnic differences in the predictors of drug and alcohol abuse in hospitalized adolescents. - Becker DF, Grilo CM.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: info
Discussion - "An Empirical Model of Fatalities and Injuries Due to Floods in Japan" by Guofang Zhai, Teruki Fukuzono, and Saburo Ikeda. - Assaf H.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: info
Fatal Injuries of US Citizens Abroad. - Guse CE, Cortés LM, Hargarten SW, Hennes HM.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: info
Predicting wildfires. - Andrews P, Finney M, Fischetti M.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Burns, Scalds, Fire Source Type: info
Effect of Red Light Cameras on Accident Risk at Intersections. - Huang H, Chin HC, Heng AHH.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: info
Design of Safety Early-Warning Information System Based on GIS for City Gas Pipeline. - Guo ZL, Jia ZK, Li XH.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Burns, Scalds, Fire Source Type: info
Falls among children in the developing world: a gap in child health burden estimations? - Hyder AA, Sugerman D, Ameratunga S, Callaghan JA.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: info
Multiaxial evaluation of violent criminals. - Ortiz-Tallo M, Cardenal V, Blanca MJ, Sánchez LM, Morales I.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: info
Accident risk of foreign drivers in various road environments. - Yannis G, Golias J, Papadimitriou E.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Transportation Issues Source Type: info
A study of self-harm in older people: Mental disorder, social factors and motives. - Dennis MS, Wakefield P, Molloy C, Andrews H, Friedman T.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: info
Acute pesticide poisoning among cut-flower farmers. - Lu JL.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: info
An investigation on the incidence and risk factors of injuries in middle school students of Hunan province. - Li L, Hu M, Hu GQ, Sun ZQ.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: info
Unusual and fatal type of burn injury: hot air sauna burn. - GarcÃa-Tutor E, Koljonen V.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Burns, Scalds, Fire Source Type: info
Suicide intent among parasuicide patients in Nicaragua: a surveillance and follow-up study. - Caldera T, Herrera A, Kullgren G, Renberg ES.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: info
Self-deception among men who are mandated to attend a batterer intervention program. - Smith ME.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: info
Body mass index, low cholesterol level, and death from suicide. - Mascitelli L, Pezzetta F.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2007 Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics Source Type: info
Disease Intervention Specialists as a Resource in a Public Health Emergency
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Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - September 28, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Interview with Gijs de Vries, Senior Fellow, Netherlands Institute of International Relations, and Former European Union Counter-Terrorism Coordinator
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Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - September 28, 2007 Tags: Profile Source Type: info
Flexible Defenses Roundtable Meeting: Promoting the Strategic Innovation of Medical Countermeasures
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Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - September 28, 2007 Tags: Meeting Report Source Type: info
Influence of impulsivity, suicidality and serotonin genes on treatment outcomes in alcohol dependence. - Wojnar M, Brower KJ, Jakubczyk A, Zmigrodzka I, Burmeister M, Matsumoto H, Woźny E, Sliwerska E, Hegedus AM, Husar A, Slufarska A, LipiÅski M, Zucker RA.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 27, 2007 Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: info
Lessons learned when science meets legislation. - Owens LJ.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 27, 2007 Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: info
Violent and sexual offences: a validation of the predictive quality of the PCL:SV in Switzerland. - Urbaniok F, Endrass J, Rossegger A, Noll T.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 27, 2007 Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: info
Fan: an idiom of distress among suicidal patients in Taiwan. - Tzeng WC, Lipson JG.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 27, 2007 Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: info
Evaluation of driver stress in a motor-vehicle driving simulator using a biochemical marker. - Yamaguchi M, Sakakima J.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 27, 2007 Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: info
Individuals with high fear of crime twice as likely to suffer from depression
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 27, 2007 Source Type: info
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of secondary-school pupils in Oman: I. Health-compromising behaviours. - Jaffer YA, Afifi M, Al Ajmi F, Alouhaishi K.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 26, 2007 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: info
Discovery supports theory of Alzheimer's disease as form of diabetes
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 26, 2007 Source Type: info
No evidence physician-assisted death leads to 'slippery slope'
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 26, 2007 Source Type: info
Study probes the legalities of cyber-bullying
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 26, 2007 Source Type: info
Doctor-aided suicide: No slippery slope
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 26, 2007 Source Type: info
Staying sharp in Washington, D.C.
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 26, 2007 Source Type: info
Nicotine replacement and behavioral therapy for smoking cessation in pregnancy.
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Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine - September 25, 2007 Authors: Pollak KI, Oncken CA, Lipkus IM, Lyna P, Swamy GK, Pletsch PK, Peterson BL, Heine RP, Brouwer RJ, Fish L, Myers ER Tags: Am J Prev Med Source Type: info
CARIBBEAN: Chips, Booze and Cigarettes Cost Region Millions
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 25, 2007 Source Type: info
HEALTH-PAKISTAN: 'Organ Transplant Law Won't Stop Kidney Trade'
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 25, 2007 Source Type: info
Basic surgery training to save lives and prevent disability
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Source: WHO news - September 25, 2007 Source Type: info
Under-used colon cancer screening test is effective
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 25, 2007 Source Type: info
American Cancer Society report finds breast cancer death rate continues to drop
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 25, 2007 Source Type: info
Binge drinking appears to be on the rise in Mediterranean countries
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 24, 2007 Source Type: info
Developing a spatial-statistical model and map of historical malaria prevalence in Botswana using a staged variable selection procedure
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Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - September 24, 2007 Authors: Marlies H Craig, Brian L Sharp, Musawenkosi LH Mabaso and Immo Kleinschmidt Source Type: info
European directive will halt use of MRI scans; cancer diagnosis and treatment will suffer
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 24, 2007 Source Type: info
Diet and medications may assist prevention of prostate cancer
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 24, 2007 Source Type: info
Victimization for sexual orientation increases suicidal behavior in college students
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 24, 2007 Source Type: info
Invited Critique: National Study of Emergency Department Visits for Burn Injuries, 1993 to 2004. - Peck MD, Brigham P, Patterson D.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 22, 2007 Tags: Burns, Scalds, Fire Source Type: info
"Impulsive" youth suicide attempters are not necessarily all that impulsive. - Witte TK, Merrill KA, Stellrecht NE, Bernert RA, Hollar DL, Schatschneider C, Joiner TE.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 22, 2007 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: info
Preventing falls in older adults: New interventions to promote more effective change-in-support balance reactions. - Maki BE, Cheng KC, Mansfield A, Scovil CY, Perry SD, Peters AL, McKay S, Lee T, Marquis A, Corbeil P, Fernie GR, Liu B, McIlroy WE.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 22, 2007 Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: info
Global Public Goods and the Global Health Agenda: Problems, Priorities and Potential
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Source: Globalization and Health - September 22, 2007 Authors: Richard D Smith and Landis MacKellar Source Type: info
A joint econometric analysis of seat belt use and crash-related injury severity. - Eluru N, Bhat CR.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 21, 2007 Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: info
Contexts of condom use and non-condom use among young adolescent male perpetrators of dating violence. - Raj A, Reed E, Miller E, Decker MR, Rothman EF, Silverman JG.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 21, 2007 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: info
Interpersonal violence exposure and alcohol treatment utilization among medical inpatients with alcohol dependence. - Rothman EF, Cheng DM, Pedley A, Samet JH, Palfai T, Liebschutz JM, Saitz R.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 21, 2007 Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: info
Predictors of seatbelt use in American Indian motor vehicle crash trauma victims on and off the reservation. - Gross EA, Axberg A, Mathieson K.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 21, 2007 Tags: Social Disparities Source Type: info
Parental alcohol misuse is a powerful predictor for the risk of traumatic brain injury in childhood. - Winqvist S, Jokelainen J, Luukinen H, Hillbom M.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 21, 2007 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: info
Lapbelt injuries and the seatbelt syndrome in pediatric spinal cord injury. - Achildi O, Betz RR, Grewal H.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 21, 2007 Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: info
A discussion of the potential benefits to injury surveillance through inclusion of date of injury in hospitalisation data in New South Wales and Australia. - Hayen AD, Boufous S, Harrison JE.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 21, 2007 Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: info
Differences in child injury hospitalizations in Sweden: The use of time-trend analysis to compare various community injury-prevention approaches. - De Leon AP, Svanström L, Welander G, Schelp L, Santesson P, Ekman R.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 21, 2007 Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: info
Improving Safety at Mobile Road Work Zones Through a Study of Driver Reaction to Advance Warning. - Costello SB, Goluchowski MT.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 21, 2007 Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: info
Relationships between training load, injury, and fitness in sub-elite collision sport athletes. - Gabbett TJ, Domrow N.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 21, 2007 Tags: Recreational and Sports Issues Source Type: info
An Asian Regional Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness of Early Irbesartan Treatment versus Conventional Antihypertensive, Late Amlodipine, and Late Irbesartan Treatments in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, and Nephropathy
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Source: Value in Health - September 21, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Lasker Award For Public Service To Be Presented To Anthony S. Fauci
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Source: Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today - September 21, 2007 Source Type: info
2007 EURYI: 20 researchers to receive Nobel Prize-sized awards in Helsinki
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 21, 2007 Source Type: info
Multiple corticosteroid injections in pregnant women may increase cerebral palsy
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 21, 2007 Source Type: info
Midlands Consortium delighted to be chosen to host £1 billion energy institute
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 21, 2007 Source Type: info
Scientists explore theme park thrills
